Upcoming 2005 Events in Fort Greene Park:

Family Day - Saturday, July 16, 2005

David Gould and Bootleg Remedy (names of other performers) with their endearing mix of strings, washboards and Dixieland are a Brooklyn favorite. On “Cutting Time” a recent CD critics credit Bootleg Remedy with finding the “crossroad where Louis Armstrong and Bill Monroe meet.” Viewed by many as one of the greatest contemporary Dixieland revivalists, their work can perhaps best be described as a mixing pot of country, jazz, blues and Western swing and can be enjoyed by the entire family.

Brooklyn painters and arts educators, Sayeeda Banks and Derrick Cross will share their painterly approach to face painting for the enjoyment of children and parents.

A cooking demonstration, using some Greenmarket favorites rounds out Family Day.

A Brooklyn Art Feast - Saturday, September 17, 2005

A special performance by Urban Bush Women nationally renowned Brooklyn-based dance company,  celebrating 20 years of creating dances with social consciousness and aesthetic appeal. Join Aziza Miller and her group Jazzsoetry in an interactive children’s workshop, Swingin’ the Blues” where the audience learn the names of instruments in the rhythm section, explore the Blue’s scale and sing the Blues as “Call and Response.”  Urban Bush Women and Jazzsoetry will be joined by several generations of spoken word artists.  This program produced in cooperation with Walk Tall Girl Productions.

SONYA and DAMA present the final day of the Brooklyn Crafts and Fine Arts exhibition at the park, featuring one of a kind wearable art, crafts, jewelry and household items made by an intergenerational, multi-ethnic community of Brooklyn craft artists.

A cooking demonstration will be scheduled.